Students will demonstrate an understanding of the effect of deafness on family, friends, and society and recognize and respect multiple perspectives and cultures. They will demonstrate engaged and principled leadership, as well as recognition of the importance of contributing their knowledge and experiences to the community and broader society.

Students will demonstrate cultural competence by completing a journal, worked on over the course of the semester, which focuses on a variety of topics including the cultural needs of a child with a hearing loss.

Students will demonstrate basic communication skills in the form of sign language.

Students will demonstrate understanding of the relationship of hearing loss on overall communication and cultural membership.

Students will demonstrate cultural competence by completing an extended observation report that acknowledges the focus of communication treatment and the manner in which it was tailored to meet the needs of the individual client based on his/her culture and point in the lifespan.

Students will demonstrate basic knowledge of the processes involved in normal speech, language, hearing, and swallowing functions. This includes, and is not limited to, acoustic, linguistic, biological, physiological, and neurological processes and the research and clinical technologies associated with these processes.

Students will demonstrate foundational knowledge regarding the clinical signs, and etiologies related to communication disorders as well as understanding of the basics of clinical intervention. Part of this involves knowing how these disorders impact participation in and access to daily life skills for both affected individuals and their caregivers, in culturally diverse contexts, and across the lifespan.

Students will demonstrate basic levels of ethical leadership by completing training in Privacy and Confidentiality of Private Health Information.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the effect of deafness on family, friends, and society and recognize and respect multiple perspectives and cultures. They will demonstrate engaged and principled leadership, as well as recognition of the importance of contributing their knowledge and experiences to the community and broader society.

Students will demonstrate cultural competence by completing an assignment that addresses adherence to the code of ethics, understanding and celebration of diversity, and awareness of tendencies to stereotype.

Students will be able to describe the basic mechanism of audition/human hearing.

Students will be able to identify the presence and effects of hearing loss by looking at an audiogram.

Demonstrate knowledge of the structure and function of the body, application of biomechanical principles to efficient movement in activities of daily life as well as to training, physiological principles, responses, and adaptations to training, and developmental changes with growth, maturation and aging.

Demonstrate the ability to discuss the physiological basis of the components of physical fitness; accurately measure and interpret the measurement of each component; screen clients of all ages for fitness testing; adapt testing protocols according to health appraisals and medical history; and understand the effects of common prescription drugs on exercise testing and prescription.

Demonstrate the ability to prescribe and implement all phases of exercise training programs specific to the age and functional ability of the client and in accordance with benefits, precautions, and contraindications of progressive exercise; identify proper and improper technique in the use of equipment; and apply methods to monitor exercise intensity.

Demonstrate the knowledge of five behavioral strategies to enhance exercise and health behavior changes; elements that should be included in counseling sessions; the stages of motivational readiness and methods of motivation.

Demonstrate knowledge and prowess in addressing emergency procedures and individual injury in health and fitness settings; maintenance of a safe environment and legal implications in documenting safety standards, precautions, policies, and injury; environmental stressors, overtraining signs, and common injury in exercise training; and skill in first aid/CPR.

Demonstrate knowledge of program administration, marketing, monitoring, management, and evaluation.

Demonstrate knowledge of cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, and musculoskeletal risk factors or conditions that may require consultation with medical personnel before testing or training.

An understanding of human aging as a combination of psychological, social, and biological processes.

Sufficient familiarity with the methods of gerontological research, the ability to apply research methods in a concrete setting, and the knowledge to evaluate their use by others in the field of gerontology.

Knowledge of the different theories and principles within gerontology as an interdisciplinary science and the ability to apply this knowledge in a setting working with older adults.

An awareness of the historical record of gerontology's development as an interdisciplinary science devoted to an understanding of the issues affecting the aging process.

Recognition of the practical and ethical issues involved in studying gerontological phenomena and working with older adults.

An ability to express and communicate gerontological knowledge to others in both written and oral form.

Recognition of how gerontology can inform analysis of social policy and is applied in the public and private sectors.

The academic background necessary to practice in the field of aging or to pursue graduate work in gerontology.

Ability to communicate effectively with older adults and professionals in the field of aging.

Libraries and information agencies in school media, academic, public, and special settings

Information, communication, assistive, and related technologies as they specifically affect the resources, service delivery, and uses of libraries and information agencies; and as they more generally affect the use of recorded information resources

Successful interaction with individuals and groups to provide consultation, instruction, mediation, and guidance in their use of recorded information resources

Assessment of the information needs and preferences of diverse users of libraries and information agencies

Literacy and information literacy of individuals and groups who use information, including both traditional and emerging means through which information is conveyed.

The management, leadership, and assessment of libraries and information agencies

Libraries’ enhancement of curricula of K-12 schools, colleges, and universities

Advocacy for readers’ rights and responsibilities, particularly in the digital age

Advocacy for libraries and other information agencies in free, democratic societies

Reflection upon and improvement of information services and the use of information

Upon completion of the K-12 Physical Education Teacher Education program at Missouri State University a student will:

Select and create learning experiences that are appropriate for curriculum goals, relevant to learners, show evidence of sequential learning, incorporate modifications for variations in learning styles and performance, and are based on the principles of effective instruction.

Demonstrate competence in movement skills, analyze the performance of motor skills (particularly team and individual sports activities and dance/rhythms), as well as prepare and teach written lesson plans which address student learning of motor skills and analysis and assessment of these skills.

Demonstrate knowledge of current technology by planning and implementing learning experiences that require students to appropriately use technology to meet lesson objectives as well as use technological applications to facilitate effective assessment and evaluation strategies, and enhance personal productivity and professional practice.

Maintain a health-enhancing level of fitness throughout the program as well as be able to collect and analyze personal fitness data.

Demonstrate effective communication and pedagogical skills, utilize strategies to enhance student engagement and learning, and create appropriate managerial rules and routines in order to create a safe effective learning environment.

Students will be able to read, understand, and balance the budget for the organizations in which they are employed.

Students will understand and practice appropriate legal/regulatory and ethical issues in the context of the work environment.

Students will be able to select, train, evaluate, and terminate employees under their supervision.

Students will design research projects to collect information to assess the effectiveness of current practices, and interpret the results of a statistical analysis of data, and use this to make informed decisions.

Students will be able to identify and employ effective communication appropriate to the work environment.

Students will understand, utilize, and adapt to the technologies common in their work environments.

Students will understand the culture, behavior, diversity and structure of organizations.

Students will understand the basics processes of grant writing and grant administration.

Upon completion of the Masters of Science in Education (Physical Education emphasis) in the Department of Kinesiology at Missouri State University, the student will:

Understand and put into practice, the concepts, strategies and procedures of qualitative and/or quantitative research resulting in a five-chapter research seminar paper or thesis.

Be able to develop and/or expand their educational philosophies through guided practice, discussions and papers and extensive readings of the current and past literature of the profession.

Demonstrate knowledge of current technology by planning and implementing learning experiences that allow students to use technology effectively in the classroom.

Plan and adapt instruction for the diverse learner through the specific development of accommodations and/or modifications for students with special needs.

Demonstrate the ability to theoretically develop, coordinate and administer a variety of middle school, high school, university, community and professional physical education, sports and activity programs.

Describe and apply physiological and biomechanical concepts related to the analysis of mature and immature movement through research applications.

Identify and apply appropriate statistical methods to analyze and describe a public health problem

Use epidemiologic methods to analyze patterns of disease and injury and discuss application to control problems

Understand the relationship between environmental factors and community health; discuss remediation for environmental health problems

Demonstrate the ability to apply principles of leadership, policy development, budgeting and program management in the planning, implementation and evaluation of health programs for individuals and populations

Address behavioral, social and cultural factors that impact individual and population health and health disparities over the life course

Program graduates will be able to apply physiological, safety, and organizational theories to promote patient safety, enhance quality care, and improve nurse anesthesia practice.

Program graduates will be able to analyze and synthesize relevant scientific literature and apply results to improve nurse anesthesia practice and patient care outcomes in a culturally sensitive manner.

Program graduates will be able to communicate effectively with patients, families, the public, and other health professionals.

Incorporate a scientific, deliberate approach to advanced nursing practice and clinical scholarship to improve the health and health care of individuals, groups, and populations, with special emphasis on rural and vulnerable populations.

Demonstrate advanced skills in communication, critical thinking, translational research, and nursing practice to address the quality of health and safety of healthcare delivery to individuals, groups, and populations.

Implement the advanced practice nursing roles as practitioner, leader, innovator, clinical scholar, healthcare advocate, and collaborator to address the current and future health and healthcare delivery needs at the individual, group, population, and system level.

The skills, sufficient level of knowledge, critical thinking, integration of knowledge and professional attitudes required for providing effective physical therapy services, as well as promote engagement in lifelong learning

Sensitivity to cultural, social, economic and ethnic diversity during professional and personal interactions with other professionals, patients, family members and others.

Excellent written and oral communication skills as exemplified by increased scores on oral presentation of case studies and research outcomes throughout the program.

Practice with excellence, serve as leaders in a global society where healthcare is constantly changing, and commit to personal and professional growth and development.

Pursue ongoing assessment and evaluation that is responsive to change in self, others, and the environment.

Employ critically reflective thinking strategies in the provision of physical therapy services and in the pursuit of personal and professional development

Graduates will demonstrate professional knowledge and leadership skills of entry-level registered dietitians.

Students who choose the rural health concentration area will demonstrate rural cultural competence by collaborating with a rural community partner to develop and implement a health promotion program or activity.

Students who choose the public affairs concentration area will advocate for health policy by developing and implementing a nutrition policy, program, or activity for the public.